Exercise

Bikram's Last Seminar: Words of Wisdom From a Yoga Guru

Anita Thompson | Posted 10.06.2008 | Living


Anita Thompson

The meaning of life: truth, even when it hurts.

Exercise Quiz: Are You A Work-Out Drop-Out?

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 10.01.2008 | Living


Gretchen Rubin

I discovered the key to my Happiness Project. What is it? Resolutions. It has been the ability to make and keep my innumerable resolutions that has al...

Office Treadmills Help Employees Lose Weight While They Work

New York Times | Mandy Katz | Posted 09.18.2008 | Style


To incorporate extra movement into the routines of sedentary workers (himself included), Dr. Levine constructed the first known treadmill desk by slid...

Interview with Greg Joujon-Roche

Ariane de Bonvoisin | Posted 08.25.2008 | Living


Ariane de Bonvoisin

Trainer to Brad Pitt, Gisele Bundchen, Demi Moore and Tobey McGuire, Roche has spent years perfecting his approach to both exercise and also nutrition.

Britney Spears Talks Weight Loss And Exercise

OK! | Posted 08.20.2008 | Entertainment


For the second week in a row Britney Spears graces the cover of OK! Magazine. The 26-year-old is seen a white bikini and tells OK! about her weight ...

9 Ways To Stay Motivated To Exercise

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 08.20.2008 | Living


Gretchen Rubin

Everyone knows that exercise is a KEY element to good health. The trick is keeping yourself motivated to exercise, if you're a person who naturally re...

Life Cycle: Green Shoe Fetish

Simran Sethi | Posted 08.18.2008 | Green


Simran Sethi

In terms of Mama Earth, your walking shoes definitely walk all over her. They have plastic components that produce emissions when manufactured AND during their decomposing process.

Halloween in August

Darryle Pollack | Posted 08.14.2008 | Living


Darryle Pollack

Personally I've never understood how anyone could keep chocolate out in plain sight without consuming it. Unless you're Willie Wonka.

Doctors, Nutritionists and Jewish Geography

Dr. Jonny Bowden | Posted 08.13.2008 | Living


Dr. Jonny Bowden

Doctors know as much about nutrition, diet, supplements and exercise as Portuguese language professors know about agility training for the Portuguese Water Dog.

Your Brain On Exercise: How Working Out Makes You Smarter

LiveScience | Robin Nixon | Posted 08.07.2008 | Living


Athletes and people who exercise not only have better bods -- they have better brains too, a host of studies have now firmly established. A review of...

It's Like a Free Lunch -- But Without the Calories

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 08.04.2008 | Living


Charlotte Hilton Andersen

"It's a little bit like a free lunch without the calories," says Dr. Ronald Evans, lead researcher of the Salk group. It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... exercise in a pill! Wait -- we've been promised this before...

Is There A Laziness Gene?

Time | Deirdre Van Dyk | Posted 07.30.2008 | Living


Have you ever wondered why you can't get off the couch and exercise -- despite paying for an expensive gym membership, despite your New Year's resolut...

Exercise And The Myth of Moderation

Time | Laura Blue | Posted 07.29.2008 | Living


Obesity experts agree that daily exercise is essential for good health, but whether it can successfully lead to long-term weight loss is a question of...

Do You Want To Live To Be 100?

Carolyn Anderson | Posted 07.25.2008 | Living


Carolyn Anderson

Research shows that we have more control over how our bodies' age then previously thought. Not only can you live longer than your parents, you can live more fully as you age. The determining factor is lifestyle.

Top 10 Brain Training Predictions

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 07.25.2008 | Living


Alvaro Fernandez

As brain fitness and training becomes mainstream and new "brain trainers" appear, we can observe a number of trends given significant market growth and recent research findings.

Can't Get to Sleep? Try Exercise in the Late Afternoon

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 07.09.2008 | Living


Dr. Michael J. Breus

Specifically, people who engaged in moderate aerobic exercise in the evenings, such as 50 minutes on the treadmill, fell asleep more quickly, woke less often, and increased their total sleep time.

Smog And Exercise: Should A Brown Layer Of Air Stop Your Outdoor Fitness Plans?

Los Angeles Times | Jeannine Stein | Posted 07.07.2008 | Green


SMOG, shmog. Exercising outdoors is a way of life in Southern California, and die-hard runners, walkers, cyclists and skaters aren't going to let a br...

A Multi-Pronged Approach to Brain Health

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 06.27.2008 | Living


Alvaro Fernandez

I interviewed Dr. Larry McCleary, the former acting Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Denver Children's Hospital about how to nourish our brains.

Try a Bit of Therapy or Twelve Step Support With Your Exercise?

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 06.25.2008 | Living


Dr. Tian Dayton

We have to move to activate the "feel good" body chemicals that are built into us as nature's mood stabilizers and mood elevators.

Fixing My Health Stuff and Whatever

Dave Burdick | Posted 06.19.2008 | Living


Dave Burdick

Through the course of grad school, I gave up: cooking, eating well, sleeping well, eating, sleeping, going to movies, reading books, nutrition, malnutrition and exercising. It left me pretty beat-up.

Do A Push-Up, Go To Jail

Lloyd Garver | Posted 06.19.2008 | Living


Lloyd Garver

Researchers at the University of Arkansas have determined that those with the best bodies aren't necessarily the best people.

Urban Hikers

Susannah Cotrone | Posted 06.17.2008 | Living


Susannah Cotrone

Urban hiking: the simple fitness solution and the most cost effective alternative to the gym. It provides one of the fastest ways to improve your cardiovascular fitness, get a shapely pair of legs, and a tight tush.

Exercise: The Best Antidepressant Ever?

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 06.12.2008 | Living


Dr. Tian Dayton

The science behind just how and why exercise can help to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression has been a much studied topic over the last two dec...

What Is The Best Diet For You?

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 06.05.2008 | Living


Irene Rubaum-Keller

It is daunting isn't it? The amount of information is overwhelming. It's everything from diet books to weight loss blogs, from websites devoted to w...

Gasp: Jillian Michaels Hates Exercising

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 05.22.2008 | Living


Charlotte Hilton Andersen

This perception of exercise as an odious thing that one must do if one wants to be a responsible member of society is one of the main factors in our "obesity crisis."